Applications now open for statewide mitigation program here. 

Hurricane Helene overview information here | SCOR Disaster Case Management Services: 1-803-898-2511

Hurricane Helene CDBG-DR Mitigation Set-Aside: Voluntary Buyouts

The South Carolina Office of Resilience is administering a Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery program, a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Additional information about SCOR's CDBG-DR grant can be found in the HUD-approved Action Plan here.

SCOR will provide funding to units of local governments in the HUD-identified MID areas for voluntary buyouts of residential property. Buyouts, in and of themselves, are mitigation measures that return parcels of land for uses compatible with open space, recreational, natural floodplain functions, wetlands management practices, or ecosystem restoration. Moving citizens from harm’s way reduces the loss of life and property damage. 

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CDBG-DR Voluntary Buyout Awarded Projects & Current Award Amounts
ApplicantProject NameAward Amount
City of GreenwoodFox Hollow Townhome Buyouts$3,843,641.50
Aiken CountyConverse Drive Buyouts$3,680,000.00
Project Documents

City of Greenwood

Pictured above: Examples of green space allowing natural floodplain functions.